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    Inter-dimensional Degeneracies in van der Waals Clusters and Quantum Monte Carlo Computation of Rovibrational States

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    Quantum Monte Carlo estimates of the spectrum of rotationally invariant states of noble gas clusters suggest inter-dimensional degeneracy in N1N-1 and N+1N+1 spacial dimensions. We derive this property by mapping the Schr\"odinger eigenvalue problem onto an eigenvalue equation in which DD appears as a continuous variable. We discuss implications for quantum Monte Carlo and dimensional scaling methods

    Universal Dynamics of Independent Critical Relaxation Modes

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    Scaling behavior is studied of several dominant eigenvalues of spectra of Markov matrices and the associated correlation times governing critical slowing down in models in the universality class of the two-dimensional Ising model. A scheme is developed to optimize variational approximants of progressively rapid, independent relaxation modes. These approximants are used to reduce the variance of results obtained by means of an adaptation of a quantum Monte Carlo method to compute eigenvalues subject to errors predominantly of statistical nature. The resulting spectra and correlation times are found to be universal up to a single, non-universal time scale for each model

    Monte Carlo computation of correlation times of independent relaxation modes at criticality

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    We investigate aspects of universality of Glauber critical dynamics in two dimensions. We compute the critical exponent zz and numerically corroborate its universality for three different models in the static Ising universality class and for five independent relaxation modes. We also present evidence for universality of amplitude ratios, which shows that, as far as dynamic behavior is concerned, each model in a given universality class is characterized by a single non-universal metric factor which determines the overall time scale. This paper also discusses in detail the variational and projection methods that are used to compute relaxation times with high accuracy

    Surface and bulk transitions in three-dimensional O(n) models

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    Using Monte Carlo methods and finite-size scaling, we investigate surface criticality in the O(n)(n) models on the simple-cubic lattice with n=1n=1, 2, and 3, i.e. the Ising, XY, and Heisenberg models. For the critical couplings we find Kc(n=2)=0.4541655(10)K_{\rm c}(n=2)=0.454 1655 (10) and Kc(n=3)=0.693002(2)K_{\rm c}(n=3)= 0.693 002 (2). We simulate the three models with open surfaces and determine the surface magnetic exponents at the ordinary transition to be yh1(o)=0.7374(15)y_{h1}^{\rm (o)}=0.7374 (15), 0.781(2)0.781 (2), and 0.813(2)0.813 (2) for n=1n=1, 2, and 3, respectively. Then we vary the surface coupling K1K_1 and locate the so-called special transition at κc(n=1)=0.50214(8)\kappa_{\rm c} (n=1)=0.50214 (8) and κc(n=2)=0.6222(3)\kappa_{\rm c} (n=2)=0.6222 (3), where κ=K1/K1\kappa=K_1/K-1. The corresponding surface thermal and magnetic exponents are yt1(s)=0.715(1)y_{t1}^{\rm (s)} =0.715 (1) and yh1(s)=1.636(1)y_{h1}^{\rm (s)} =1.636 (1) for the Ising model, and yt1(s)=0.608(4)y_{t1}^{\rm (s)} =0.608 (4) andyh1(s)=1.675(1)y_{h1}^{\rm (s)} =1.675 (1) for the XY model. Finite-size corrections with an exponent close to -1/2 occur for both models. Also for the Heisenberg model we find substantial evidence for the existence of a special surface transition.Comment: TeX paper and 10 eps figure

    Van der Waals clusters in the ultra-quantum limit: a Monte Carlo study

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    Bosonic van der Waals clusters of sizes three, four and five are studied by diffusion quantum Monte-Carlo techniques. In particular we study the unbinding transition, the ultra-quantum limit where the ground state ceases to exist as a bound state. We discuss the quality of trial wave functions used in the calculations, the critical behavior in the vicinity of the unbinding transition, and simple improvements of the diffusion Monte Carlo algorithm.Comment: World Wide Web URL http://www.phys.uri.edu/people/mark_meierovich/visual/Main.html contains an informal presentation with color graphic

    Monte Carlo Optimization of Trial Wave Functions in Quantum Mechanics and Statistical Mechanics

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    This review covers applications of quantum Monte Carlo methods to quantum mechanical problems in the study of electronic and atomic structure, as well as applications to statistical mechanical problems both of static and dynamic nature. The common thread in all these applications is optimization of many-parameter trial states, which is done by minimization of the variance of the local or, more generally for arbitrary eigenvalue problems, minimization of the variance of the configurational eigenvalue.Comment: 27 pages to appear in " Recent Advances in Quantum Monte Carlo Methods" edited by W.A. Leste

    Quantum Monte Carlo Methods in Statistical Mechanics

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    This paper deals with the optimization of trial states for the computation of dominant eigenvalues of operators and very large matrices. In addition to preliminary results for the energy spectrum of van der Waals clusters, we review results of the application of this method to the computation of relaxation times of independent relaxation modes at the Ising critical point in two dimensions.Comment: 11 pages, 1 figur
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